Report: Justice Ministry Pardons Department determines PM's request should be rejected

Channel 13 news reports that the Justice Ministry’s Pardons Department has determined that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for a pardon in his criminal trial does not meet the criteria and should thus be rejected.

No further details are immediately provided.

The department is expected to submit its position as part of a process at the conclusion of which President Isaac Herzog will decide whether to grant the premier’s request.

Netanyahu did not accept any responsibility in his request to the president and continued to reject any wrongdoing, claiming his request was for the good of the country only — to enable him to focus entirely on leading and not on the trial.